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(...) By me? Not that many. You could look it up. (...) Not by choice. Trademark law is clear on the point, which you, as a CEO, should know. If we want to protect our trademark (and we do, we've all put a lot into the concept and it has value as a (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Sorry Larry, But I think I must agree with Brian. The(TM)thing was a "little" anal-retentive. Cheers, lol Doyle (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | FA(eBay): auctions ending Friday - Trains, Town, Arctic, Star Wars, Bricks, Shapes
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Auctions ending on Friday 18 Jan 2002 ---...--- 9v train power controller (URL) Soccer field pcs,goalie handles (URL) 20 red+white windows (URL) 8 blue Arctic wall sections (URL) 20 sets of 4 GOLD COINS (URL) 28 classic smiley minifig heads (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Bricksmiths Bricksmiths Bricksmiths Bricksmiths Bricksmiths Bricksmiths Bricksmiths So sue me. How many times has Lego been written (even by you) without the trademark symbol? BK> (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) And if you went to the official LEGO site and read up on their trademarks, and/or had a run-in with their legal department, you would know that the word LEGO should be capitalized so they can maintain their trademark and/or make sure it's used (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Scott, when I set up those auctions some 18 months ago, I had the odd notion that I might make more via ebay than via retail. I purposely didn't set a high resrve becasue I wanted to see where the market for such items were at. Fortunately, I (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Shame on you Kevin. In this very thread: (URL) in the same post too! And no “(TM)” next to ebay(TM) either! Surly a case of: "do as I say, not as I do"! ;) Scott A FUT : lugnet.off-topic.fun – but change it if you wish (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I think my version sounds better ;) Sorry for diluting your GoB brand… Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Scott A wrote in message ... (...) or That would be Guild of Bricksmiths(TM) Kevin ps: For those who wonder why we harp on getting the name right, like any other trademark, if you don't maintain it (including making sure it's used correctly) you (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Dave, This sounds like a very interesting venture... and you sound like you really got enjoyment out of it! One small question: Did you set a reserve in your ebay auction? I ask as I have noticed that the Bricksmith’s Guild tend to either set high (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Lego Star Wars Bucket 7159 Mint! (URL) Star Wars Bucket 7159 Mint! (URL) Flash Speeder Star Wars 7124 Mint! (URL) Flash Speeder Star Wars 7124 Mint! (URL) Star Wars Gungan Patrol 7115 Mint! (URL) Harry Potter Troll on the Loose 4712 New (URL) Harry (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.auction)
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and other old nice sets too have a look ! (URL) bidding and good luck Pietro (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.auction)
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In lugnet.market.theory, Paul Klenk writes: <snip> Posters have made a number of good points but I would like to point out that this topic has come up before and those interested may want to do some searching in market.theory where it tends to get (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I'll speak on this as one of those who isn't affiliated with the Guild of Bricksmiths. I've sold custom kits both through the retail channel and via ebay. The retail channel worked better for my purposes as I could set the price rather than (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Paul Klenk wrote in message ... (...) original (...) the (...) price.) (...) of (...) high (...) Like Will, I'm speaking for myself, not the Guild of Bricksmiths as a whole. I sold several of my Town building kits on eBay just before Xmas - some (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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well, Sun Yun apparently does well selling his mecha from (URL) Eric Harshbarger HAS quit his day job and does lego full time (he says it pays the bills) and I, too, am going to venture into the lego-as-job arena... -paul (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Ohhh...I get to talk about myself :-) More on that later! BTW, I speak ONLY for myself, not the entire Guild of Bricksmiths. (...) original (...) the (...) price.) That depends. If decent means you can quit your day job doing custom sets then the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) original (...) Well, the Guild of Bricksmiths (URL) demonstrates that there is a niche market for these things, but until I hear of GoB members giving up their day jobs, I'd assume that there isn't a "decent market". MOCs have to sell for a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I've seen a few -- but very few -- LEGO builders offering their own original creations on eBay and elsewhere, and I wonder whether there is a decent market for such things? What do you think? By decent market, I mean, the ability to actually make a (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I am parting a new RIS 2.0 set and selling the RCX 2.0 brick. New, never used only tested to make sure it takes power. This is for the RCX programmable brick only. (URL) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.auction)
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